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Not tied any flies for ages, not sure if this is going to hit the vice any time soon either.
There are quite a few fairly modern patterns that call for the use of antron or similar as a shuck imitation. The sparkle dun springs to mind and many emergers call for shucks too.
I often use these sparkle duns or the like as alternatives to standard dun patterns. I sometimes use krystal flash for tails as a sort of halfway house between a tail and a shuck.
Just another tool in the box to try when the fish are taking the piss :)
Alex
Cheers Alex, I've got plenty of flash from tying Salmon flies lying around.
If you follow the instructions you would need to be a bit careful when licking the tail of the fly or you will catch yourself :roll: :roll:
I'm puzzled why this fly might be singled out or highlighted by Hardy. It looks pretty much the same as a thousand other patterns out there. :?
Apart from the deer hair sedge I thought jg's flies were much the same as any others. In fact they were quite mundane. The fishing press seemed to laud the jg emerger and he even got a book out of it. I have no doubt that he contributed much more than most of us will ever do but it's just another hype. I am surprised at hardy, a company like that hyping a product. :shock: